# Labor Force: Lexington city, VA (U)

Labor Force: Lexington city, VA (U) was up 3.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with −0.2% in August 2025.
The level stood at 3,742.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.9% (May 2020) to 36.3% (Jun 2016), averaging 4.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51678.LF.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/labor-force-lexington-city-va-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 3,742.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 3,137.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 3,196.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 3,191.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 3,501.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 3,559.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 3,794.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 3,824.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 3,677.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 3,592.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 3,649.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 3,564.0 thousands | 3.1 |
| August 2025 | 3,061.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| July 2025 | 3,137.0 thousands | −0.3 |
| June 2025 | 3,135.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| May 2025 | 3,365.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| April 2025 | 3,533.0 thousands | 1.1 |
| March 2025 | 3,656.0 thousands | 1.7 |
| February 2025 | 3,641.0 thousands | 2.1 |
| January 2025 | 3,553.0 thousands | 3.1 |
| December 2024 | 3,463.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| November 2024 | 3,537.0 thousands | 0.8 |
| October 2024 | 3,538.0 thousands | 1.0 |
| September 2024 | 3,456.0 thousands | −0.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51678.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51678.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```